GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNFrom Fort Worth to McAllen, Texans could lose clout in Washington if GOP changes political lines
The GOP push to redraw the state’s congressional maps isn’t just a partisan move but one that deeply affects how Texans are represented in Congress.
Washington state Sen. John Braun announced Tuesday that he will run next year for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House seat held by Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Braun, the Republican minority leader of the Democratic-controlled state Senate,
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The New Republic on MSND.C. Residents Tear Into Federal Officers as GOP States Send Even More
DC residents respond to an ATF/Secret Service/MPD/FBI arrest in front of the Union Market Trader Joes earlier tonight: "You're not even from here. Piss off." "Get the fuck off the streets, you're not here for us." "Fascists, go home." pic.twitter.com/Er8hjINRSo
He’s scrambling to point a finger back at state Democrats on this,” a Seattle Democratic lawmaker said in response.
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City of Washington and Beaufort County GOP at odds over police role in business permit concerns
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WITN) - A City of Washington Board of Adjustment hearing meant to determine whether a bed and breakfast is operating within the rules of its permit has sparked a call for the mayor to resign.
Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They said they were returning now that California Democrats are adopting a counterproposal.
A former NYPD detective said the way in which DC police are handling the investigation into the death of a congressional intern is "unusual."
While Republicans had hoped that legal rulings might insulate them from having to confront the issue, the courts have yet to intervene.